Lectures and Addresses in Aid of Popular Education: Including a Lecture on the Poetry of PopeLongman, 1852 - 128 pages |
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... slaves , or cowards ? Alas ! not all the blood of all the Howards . " It is an apt illustration of the office of hospitality , " Welcome the coming , speed the going guest . " How familiar is the instruction , " To look , through Nature ...
... slaves , or cowards ? Alas ! not all the blood of all the Howards . " It is an apt illustration of the office of hospitality , " Welcome the coming , speed the going guest . " How familiar is the instruction , " To look , through Nature ...
Page 27
... slaves , Love - whisp'ring woods , and lute - resounding waves . " One of the most distinguishing excellencies of Pope is the vivid- ness which he imparts to all the pictures he presents to the mind , and which he attains by always ...
... slaves , Love - whisp'ring woods , and lute - resounding waves . " One of the most distinguishing excellencies of Pope is the vivid- ness which he imparts to all the pictures he presents to the mind , and which he attains by always ...
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... ; he thought they were gradually gaining ground . He had already acted a spirited part on points connected with slavery , especially in a contest with the legislature of Virginia concerning the TRAVELS IN AMERICA . 41.
... ; he thought they were gradually gaining ground . He had already acted a spirited part on points connected with slavery , especially in a contest with the legislature of Virginia concerning the TRAVELS IN AMERICA . 41.
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... slaves . I approached the city of New York by the Hudson . The whole course of that river from Albany , as seen from the decks of the countless steamers that ply along it , is singularly beautiful , especi- ally where it forces a ...
... slaves . I approached the city of New York by the Hudson . The whole course of that river from Albany , as seen from the decks of the countless steamers that ply along it , is singularly beautiful , especi- ally where it forces a ...
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... SLAVE . ” This was my first intimation that I had crossed the border which divides Free- dom from Slavery . I quote from the entry which I made upon noting these words that evening : - " Declaration of Independence which I read ...
... SLAVE . ” This was my first intimation that I had crossed the border which divides Free- dom from Slavery . I quote from the entry which I made upon noting these words that evening : - " Declaration of Independence which I read ...
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